BRS MLA wants CM to declare all mandals in TG as drought-hit

Hyderabad: BRS leader and former minister Erabelli Dayakar Rao on Monday demanded that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy declare all mandals in the State drought-affected and release financial assistance to farmers.

Addressing a press conference along with MLA D Sudheer Reddy, Dayakar Rao lashed out at the Chief Minister for claiming that nothing had been accomplished during the 10-year tenure of the previous BRS government under K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR).

"Revanth Reddy boasts that he has achieved everything in just three years. Look at what Telangana was like during the last 10 years and compare it with the situation after these three years," Dayakar Rao said.

Recalling the days when they were in the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), he said they had staged a protest in front of the Assembly, bringing burnt-out electric motors to highlight power-related problems. Revanth Reddy, who was also in the TDP at the time, had participated in the dharna, he recalled. He also referred to the Babhli protest and alleged that Revanth Reddy was absent even on that occasion.

Dayakar Rao said there were no drought-affected mandals during KCR's tenure, as the main concern at the time was damage caused by floods. However, the State was now witnessing discussions about drought-related damage.

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